Taskbar texture not displaying properly

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Describe the bug

After updating ExplorerPatcher to its latest version, Open-shell is no longer properly texturing the taskbar. The only sections that the texture I have applied will apply to are the Start button and the time/date (i;e the beginning/end of the bar). The middle of the bar just displays the base color of the taskbar I have set.

Area of issue

Taskbar

To reproduce

1. Turn on Windows 11 computer
2. Update ExplorerPatcher
3. Look at taskbar (after a texture is applied)

Expected behavior

The taskbar texture should stretch out across the entire bar, which it seemingly is not doing.

Open-Shell version

4.4.198

Windows version

Windows 11 25H2

Additional context

I have attached an image of my settings as well as what the taskbar looks like in its current incorrect state.

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I'd like to add that reverting to the previous version of ExplorerPatcher (26100.4946.69.6) "fixed" this issue, so something is up with ExplorerPatcher's newest release (26100.8457.70.1) and the taskbar texture feature.

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Additionally I have found that restarting my computer with both ExplorerPatcher and open shell installed takes much, much longer to boot explorer since updating them to the latest version. Not sure if this is even an open shell issue, or maybe it is just coincidence. Either way it seems the new ExplorerPatcher version is kind of buggy